Neuroscience of Transitioning Home from Residential Treatment For several years I have been giving presentations on how brain development and the process of learning… Read More
Treating Enmeshed Teens and Parents Just what is enmeshment and how can a family recover from this dysfunctional relational pattern? To find… Read More
Negative Personality Traits Knowing that our dominant personality traits usually have two sides to them can help us cultivate their… Read More
Doing Therapy: A Beginner’s Guide Unlike a visit to the dentist—“open, rinse, say ahhh, spit”—the rules for a psychotherapy session are not… Read More
Who’s on the Team: Adolescent Treatment Professionals This is a partial overview of the types of mental health professionals typically found in a private… Read More
Treatment Possibilities for Eating Disorders This is part three of a four-part primer on eating disorders provided by eating-disorders specialist Isabelle Tierney,… Read More
Therapeutic Wilderness Programs If you’re new to the adolescent therapeutic world, you know that the number and variety of treatment… Read More
Dual Diagnosis The term dual diagnosis is used when a person suffers from both a drug or alcohol problem… Read More
What’s Special About Equine Therapy? Everyone knows that horses are used for transportation, recreation and herding cattle. What you may not know… Read More
Experiential Techniques and BPD When Julie arrived at treatment, she wore only black clothing. She lied constantly about sexual abuse and… Read More